Overview of 2015-16 cloud season results, Payette Target-Control, Basin-wide Target-Control results, Weather Research Forecast (WRF) modeling results, WRF model example, 2016-17 project overview, SNOWIE: Seeded and Natural Orographic Wintertime clouds — the Idaho Experiment.
Describes Chinook salmon management by Idaho Power in Columbia River Basin.
The 2017 Water Year in Pacific Northwest so far, climate outlook and water supply forecasts. Includes jet stream and La Niña/El Niño information.
Current drought/climate conditions in the Pacific Northwest: precipitation, soil moisture, temperature.
Covers amount of water needed for adequate irrigation supplies in 2017, plus an agency update:
- Partnerships between Natural Resources Conservation Service, Boise State University and Idaho Water Resources Board
- Surface water supply index (SWSI) surplus thresholds
- Status of NRCS Snow Survey Program
Summarizes conditions in Idaho over the past year including snow pack, SPEI, temperature, precipitation, drought, reservoir levels, lake levels.
Explains what is NIDIS, what is a drought early warning, what is a Drought Early Warning System (DEWS), background of Pacific NW DEWS.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlooks for the Pacific Region for August – October 2016. Dated November 2016.
In September and October 2016 the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), the California Nevada Climate Applications Program (CNAP), the Desert Research Institute (DRI), the Western Regional Climate Center (WRCC) and other partners held a series of regional Drought and Climate Outlooks throughout California. These full-day meetings provided stakeholders and other interested parties with timely information on current drought status, as well as a preview of recent, current and developing climatic events (i.e. El Niño and La Niña) and ocean conditions.
